The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-27
JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
Bigger and Stronger than Sullivan, but
Gentle as a Lamb.


"When Julian Hawthorne left Har-
ward he was 1-2 inches larger around
the waist than John l.. Sullivan. Had
lie trained for the ring he could have
knocked the worlds champion out in
five minutes.
The speaker was William Blaikie,
the well-known New York lawyer.
lecturer. and gymnast. at the close of
his lecture on "How to Get Strong" at
Y. Nj. C. A. Hall one night-the audi
ence Toledo Blade reporter.
Hawthorne was at Harvard when
rowed in the race of &C.," continued
Mr.. Blaikie, ''and although we were
not in the same class, we were firm
friends. was an officer of the boats
crew at the time, and Hawthorne
couldn't row a little bit. He tipped
the crew over in the river one day and
gave us all good ducking. That was
more than we could stand and we put
him out. Hawthorne was a stalwart
fellow, magnificent build, etc. But
human nature couldn't stand every
thing. Go down to Yale said Wilkin-
son. the wit OF the crew, looking up at
Hawthorne, and tell them that you are
not big enough to row with the Har-
yard crew.
But he was stout. Broad-shoulder-
ed and brave and gentle. he was the
pride of the school. One night he re-
membered that he wanted something
at home. He walked that night to
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES,
twenty-six miles there, twenty-six miles
back again, and was at the college be-
fore sunrise the next morning -tifty-two
miles in single night. And he don't
think anything of a walk of twenty
miles even now. Remember the story
of how he broke the sword for Ger
man officer who persstently insulted
him on the bridge IN Germany? Julian
has ii sweet. kind. friendly disposition,
and wouldn't quarrel with any one.
But he took the sword out of the hands
of the German officer, broke it across
his knee and threw it over the bridge
into the river below. And he could
have dropped the big German in after
| it il he had been so disposed.
Hawthorne. was an athlete. but he
was also IL scholar. One of the bcSt
things I ever saw him do was when he
helped Eliot Clark, son of James Free
man Clark, out in his studies. Haw-
thorne came into young Clark's room
to get Clark to go on some short ex
cursion.
Can't go said Cl'rk; got to
write theme"
..Oh, that's the trouble said Haw.
throne. Let me have your pen. What's
the subj cap
" 'TENNYSON IDYLs OF THE KING.
| T.li 10 xuth
| dashed off review which has since
been the wonder of Harvard and sur
prised the best critics. He gave it tC
Elliott Clark.
..The next time our professor saw
James Freeman Clark he exclaimed:
81 want to Congratulate you upor
your sons production. During thu
thirty years that have been connected
| with the school have never seen any
thing equal 10 it.
1.-The next day. at the dinner table
James Freeman Clark told his sol
about the compliment paid to his work
Young Clark at once gave Hawthorne
the credit of it.
when Hawthorne selected name
for his little daughter he called he
Hildegarde. Some of his friends tolt
him that wouldn't do. that Hildegard'
was too romantic. So he named tn,
next child John. There said Julian
that will take all the poetry out o
Hildeearde.' BY the way, little l1-year
old Hildegarde can make a mile il
seven minutes, and that's something
not many men in this city can do.
Il have watched the controversy
growing out of the Lowell interview
and must say that | admire Haw
thorne's frank, open manner all thu
more it is placed in contrast to the pie
crusty style OF Lowell. Hawthorne tol'
Lowell what he wanted, and Lowell
was quoted correctly. hawthorne is
| onntieluan and h,. is above deceit.